Estimating benefits and harms of screening across subgroups: The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care integrates the GRADE approach and overcomes minor challenges

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1245-1248

  Pottie, Kevin ^a,g   Connor Gorber, Sarah ^b   Singh, Harminder ^c   Joffres, Michel ^d   Lindsay, Patrice ^e   Brauer, Paula ^f   Jaramillo, Alejandra ^b   Tonelli, Marcello ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical prevention; Evidence based clinical guidelines; GRADE; Primary health care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; GRADING OF RECOMMENDATIONS ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 84867883459     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.018     Document Type: Note

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